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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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New Truck (to me)

I recently bought a '91 Ranger with only 80,000 miles, and one owner. I fell in love with it before I bought, and the love has definately grown in the last couple weeks lol. I was just posting to see if there were anything of paticular interest or known problems about this model... it's an ext cab, with a 4.0 V6 and auto tranny. It's two wheel drive... I have gotten alot of crap for buying a 2wd truck in Alaska, but it works fine for me, and I can't afford to fix four wheel drive if it goes out.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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Congrats on your new truck and welcome aboard!

I would suggest adding some weight in the back, it will help a lot with traction.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 12:18 PM
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Lsd!

a limited slip rear end would also make a big difference. Not sure if you could swap a lsd rear from a 4wd ranger or not.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 02:36 PM
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Welcome to FTE!!

Good tires will help a lot in the snow too. A 2 & 4wd rear would be the same except the size which shouldn't matter.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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Limited Slip also came in the 2wd Rangers, so you are not limited to looking for a junked 4wd if you decide to swap in a limited slip, provided you don't already have it. What is the axle code on the door jamb sticker? That will tell us the ratio and whether it's LS or not. -TD
 
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 03:02 AM
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Sorry, forgot to mention, yes, it has limited slip, and I already have 4 sandbags, 6 tires, and 4 rims in the bed for weight... I drive bigger trucks at work, which are of course rwd, so I have plenty of experience driving rwd in bad conditions, and know the importance of weight in the *** end thanks for the input tho
 
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